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Time Travel: McKeown takes lead from ‘Fudgy’

JUNE 10, 1947 – “Earle McKeown, with a batting average of .348 compiled in 14 contests, has replaced Fernand ‘Fudgy’ Gamache as the leading hitter of the Nashua High School baseball regulars. “Gamache is not far behind at the .300 mark and will probably finish in that class since the ...

Merrill leaves mark at Rivier

Here’s a few tids and bits as we enter the sports transitional month of June, as we go from the busy spring season to the relaxed atmosphere – if there ever is such a thing in local and regional sports – of summer: First, the biggest news of 2022 so far is the fact that longtime Rivier ...

Time Travel: Dodgers prepare to face Giants

Test your lung capacity by reading aloud this 98-word sentence: JUNE 3, 1947 – “The Dodgers’ cousins from up the river, the Manchester Giants, invade Holman Stadium tonight and the single contest, which gets started at the new time, 8:15 o’clock, should be a dandy with the ...

No margin for error from humble scribe

Tourney time again. Wait, didn’t we just enjoy that? No, that was a good while ago, over two months when the local winter season ended when Hollis Brookline-Derryfield fell short in the Division III hockey semis at Plymouth State. Who knows, we could be headed back up to Plymouth soon for ...

Time Travel: Aces galore for local golfers

For openers, A few of those golden moments every golfer dreams of: MAY 27, 1987 – “The ninth hole at Whip-Poor-Will Golf and Country Club in Hudson was a lucky one for two area golfers this week. “On Tuesday, Dick Millard used a 5-iron for his first hole-in-one. His playing partners ...

Sabers’ Beliveau always about the players, and the passion

It was the middle of Friday's game with Bow and the Souhegan High School baseball team had relaxed somewhat after jumping to an early lead that was now 5-3 at William Dod Field. Before the start of the bottom half of the inning, the players gathered for a bit of a conference with the coaching ...